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Tampa real estate tycoon Jamie Rand has revealed that he has purchased the entire inventory of an undisclosed race team with an eye toward competing in the 2009 Cooper Tires presents The Atlantic Championship powered by Mazda.

Former Toyota Atlantic standout and race winner Tony Ave has revealed that he is considering a return to the category in 2009, and would be doing so with his own team.

The future of the Formula Atlantic category has been assured following an outstanding 35th anniversary season with the confirmation that Atlanta-based businessman Ben Johnston had purchased Atlantic Racing Series LLC from Kevin Kalkhoven and Gerald Forsythe.

Defying ever-changing weather conditions, Junior Strous scored his first career pole position in the Atlantic Championship to start Sunday's Sommet des Legendes at Circuit Mont-Tremblant from the inside of the front row.

Officials from the International Motor Sports Association [IMSA] have announced that the body has agreed to sanction Atlantic Championship events left in limbo by the reunification of US open-wheel racing in 2008.

One of the hallmarks of open-wheel racing over the past several years was the presence of a dedicated, full-time safety team at each event which, on several occasions, has saved the lives of drivers involved in incidents, but that is no longer the case in the Atlantic Series.

Less than 24 hours after Atlantic Championship graduate Danica Patrick earned her first career IndyCar Series victory in Japan, second-year Swiss driver Simona de Silvestro became only the second woman in 34 years to win an Atlantic series race.

The Newman Wachs Racing team has snapped up Jonathan Summerton to drive the #36 car in this year's Atlantic Championship, which starts at Long Beach this weekend.

Speculation over the number of potential entries in the newly unified Indycar Series was dealt a blow when Forsythe Racing announced that it would not be taking up a place on the grid.

Paladin Motorsports has confirmed that Canadian Adrien Herberts will return to the fold to contest the full 2008 Champ Car Atlantic season.

Jonathan Bomarito has joined Champ Car Atlantic champions Sierra Sierra Enterprises for the 2008 campaign, completing an all-USA pairing with rookie Dane Cameron.

Both the Champ Car World Series and supporting Atlantic Championship have finalised their pre-season test schedules with the announcement of additional testing days in both Houston and Portland.

by Lynne Huntting Hollywood actor-turned-race driver Frankie Muniz is much in evidence at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez this weekend, leading to suggestions that he has settled his Champ Car Atlantic ride for next season.

The Miracle Sealants Company and Champ Car Atlantic operation PR1 Motorsports have announced that they will host a special post-season test for the champion of the 2007 Pacific F2000 series.

As the 2003 CART Toyota Atlantic Championship heads into its final, three-race stretch run - beginning with Saturday's Molson Indy Montreal - rookie AJ Allmendinger holds a 20-point lead over Scotland's Ryan Dalziel, but the RuSPORT driver is well aware that the glory could still be snatched away

As the 2003 CART Toyota Atlantic Championship heads into its final, three-race stretch run - beginning with Saturday's Molson Indy Montreal - rookie AJ Allmendinger holds a 20-point lead over Scotland's Ryan Dalziel, but the RuSPORT driver is well aware that the glory could still be snatched away

After becoming the first driver to win three straight races - and five in a season - since 2001, and becoming the first rookie to win five races in a season since 1997 with a victory in last weekend's Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres, Toyota Atlantic points leader AJ Allmendinger is looking to become